PLA Calendar for 2010 - 2011

Month

Reading Expectation
Writing Expectation
Due to School Principal
September
· Enter student names on Excel data collection sheet
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by Sept 28th
· Identify students for Literacy Lab
· Literacy Lab to start September 28th
· Begin to administer Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students
· Guided Reading groups should be implemented by the end of September.
· Establish procedures for Writer’s Workshop in your classroom.
· Launch Writer’s Workshop in your classroom.
October 15:
-Student names in excel sheet
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database

October
· Begin administration of the Rigby Phonics Assessments
· Complete the administration of Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students
· Begin Personal Narrative writing unit
October 25:
-Beginning Fountas and Pinnell instructional book levels for all students

November
· Continue administration phonics assessments
· Sight Word List A check

· Continue Personal Narrative Writing unit.
November 9:
-Phonics assessment scores

December

· Begin Opinion Writing unit.
December 7
-Phonics assessment scores
-Sight Word List A scores
January
· Continue administration phonics assessments
· Complete mandated Expressive Writing Task
· Continue Opinion Writing unit.
· Completed mandated Expressive Writing task.

February
· Continue administration phonics assessments
· Complete Sight Word List A retest
· Begin second Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle for each student to be finished for entry on report card going home on March 11
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmark #2 by mid February
· Begin Fact/Content writing unit.
February 8
-Phonics Assessment scores
-Expressive Writing Task scores

Month

Reading Expectation
Writing Expectation
Due to School Principal
March
· Complete the second Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle for each student
· Continue administration phonics assessments
· Complete Sight Word List B check

· Complete mandated Narrative Writing Task
· Continue Fact/Content writing unit.
March 18:
-Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores
-Phonics Assessment scores
-Sight Word List A- retest scores
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database

April
· Continue administration of phonics assessments

· Begin Poetry writing unit
April 11:
-Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores
-Phonics assessment scores
-Narrative Writing Task scores
-Sight Word List B scores

May
· Complete Sight Word List B retest
· Late May begin the third Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle to determine an ending reading level for each student
· Continue administration of phonics assessments

· Complete mandated Expository Writing Task
· Begin Content Area Research writing unit.

May 9
-Phonics assessment scores
June


· Complete administration of the third Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle to determine an ending reading level for each student
· Complete administration of phonics assessments
· Administer final sight word check- enter total # of words known from both lists
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by June 11th
· Complete Narrative Writing unit.
June 16
-Report all scores
--Expository writing task
--Ending Fountas and Pinnell
instructional levels
--sight word scores
--phonics scores
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database by June 16th